credit rating

noun

: a score or grade that a company or organization gives to a possible borrower and that indicates how likely the borrower is to repay a loan

Credit ratings are based on how much money, property, and debt a borrower has and on how well the borrower has paid past debts.

Examples of credit rating in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Tariffs also have the potential to hit the massive overhaul of O’Hare International Airport, one credit rating agency has said. —Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2025

Last year, the industry far exceeded that record, bringing in $130 billion in profits over the first nine months of 2024, credit rating agency AM Best found. —Matt Gutman, ABC News, 4 Feb. 2025

And the credit rating agency TransUnion, in a separate report, found delinquency growth has slowed — a sign that borrowing, at least for some shoppers, has become a bit more manageable. —Kayla Steinberg, NBC News, 27 Jan. 2025

The state's two credit rating agencies want the state to have a larger reserve to cover existing obligations, such as the underfunded pension system. —John Frank, Axios, 23 Jan. 2025